Appoint experienced CEO for Coimbatore Smart City

DMK MLA N Karthik met the commissioner and requested him to appoint an experienced person as the CEO. “Coimbatore Smart City Limited has a capital investment of more than Rs 1,500 croreTNN | August 17, 2017, 14:00 IST

COIMBATORE: Politicians and residents have petitioned the corporation commissioner, K Vijayakarthikeyan, seeking the removal of the newly-appointed CEO for Coimbatore Smart City Limited.

DMK MLA N Karthik met the commissioner and requested him to appoint an experienced person as the CEO. “Coimbatore Smart City Limited has a capital investment of more than Rs 1,500 crore. How can someone with no knowledge in civic infrastructure handle these projects of construction of drains, roads, renovation of lake corridors and sewage treatment plants? We have requested the commissioner to remove her from the post and appoint someone as per the rules. If a political appointment is made in such projects, one can only expect corruption and interference,” he said adding that his party would take it up and conduct protests across the city.

“Even after that if the action is not taken, we will take the legal route,” Karthik said.

Ashok Srinithi of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) said that he will get details of the appointment through Right to Information Act (RTI) and also file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Madras high court.

“If they are not satisfied with the appointment, they should have waited and done extra work to get a better person,” he said. City’s residents have also raised the issue with the corporation commissioner and asked him if the appointment can be nullified.

The commissioner has told them that appointment was made only based on the eligibility criteria proposed by the government and was as per norms. He also assured them that he would review it and action would be taken as per the government’s order.